The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-27
ILLINOIS.
Bloody and Brutal Prize-Fight, Which
Ended in a Draw.

Bloody and Brutal Prize-Fight, Which
Ended a Draw.
KANKAkEE, Sept. 26.-One of the gamest
prize fights ever witnessed in Illinois occurred
near here early yesterday morning. Three hun
dred young men waded through the wet weeds
near the town. and entered an old shanty close
beside the railroad track. Once inside the
shanty five lamps were lighted, the doors secure
ly locked. and the master of ceremonies an
nounced that Billy Watson, of Chicago, and
Tom Duffy, of Ohio, were to fight to a finish
with two-ounce gloves, for $3.50 side and the
entire gate receipts. which amounted to nearly
$500 more Duffy. who is twenty three years old.
stripped at las pounds. Watson is twenty-five
years DID, ana weighs 1873 pounds. Both men
stepped into the middle OF the ring and the
battle began. After sparring for
opening, Duffy landed lightly
Watson's stomach, and in return
received left-hander the jowl.
Fierce fighting followed. and the round ended in
clinch. Both men were cautious in the second
round, and the fighting. which was weak. was
done at long range. In the third round Duffy
got a crack on the nose that started the claret.
First blood claimed for Watson. and al
lowed. Cautious fighting followed until the
seventh round. when Duffy caught uppercut
from Watson's right that lifted him off his feet
and laid him against the ropes. He recovered
in fine shape, however, and sent Watson to his
knees with blow under the right ear. When
Duffy went to his corner after the round,
Murphy, his second washed the blood from his
face and sent him in. in clean shape. Weak
fighting followed until the twelfth round. when
Duffy forced Watson to his corner. where he
dealt him two heavy blows on the nose. Wat
replied with q swinging right handler which
split Dufy's lip and sent a stream of blood run
ming down his neck and bosom Whom the men
came up in the thirteenth round. they presented
a battered appearance Duffy's breast and arms
were smeared with blood. and his mouth looked
as though it ran from ear to ear. Watson was
bleeding freely. too. but he appeared to have
better wind. The betting was Eow in favor of
Watson, but the friends of the Ohio lad were
not slow in covering all good odds. In the
thirteenth round, Duffy broke a small bone in
his right wrist in attempting to reach Watsons
jugular but he continued to fight despite the
pain his sef-inficted injury gave MIN. In the
fifteenth round Watson broke Duffys nose with
a swinging left handler. and followed 1t up with
a rafting blow on the neck. For moment the
Ohio boy wavered, but the calling of time gave
him a chance to get his wind. Terrific slueglng
followed until the twentieth round. Duffy di-
rected his attention to his opponents bellows,
and Watson dealing blow after blow upon the
Ohoan's broken nose. Both men were covered
with each others blood, and the floor be-
smeared with crimson spots At time the
faces of the game fighters completely
plastered with gore, and Duffys upper lip. which
had been split, hung upon his chin.
AS 1t after o'clock, the lamps were
extingushed, the doors thrown open, and the
fight continued by daylight Duffy's terrific
body blows in the twentieth. twenty first TWEEN
ty-second, and twenty third rounds had demon
azing effect on Watson, who up to this time
had escaped much disagreement He began to
blow in ominous manner, and great Jumps
and welts appeared on his breast The terrific
work of the Ohioan loudly cheered, and
money offered and covered that he
would yet knock out the Chicagoan. In the
twenty-fourth round Watson sent his left against
Duffy's right eve. aud moment later it was
sound asleep The Ohioans other eye began to
curl up. too but his seconds managed to straight
en- it out in time for the next round. Both men
SPARED for wind in the twenty fifth twenty
sixth, twenty seventh and twenty-eighth rounds
but in the twenty ninth Duffy, who mad mended
his bellows, renewed his attack on Watson's
ribs The fighting was very fierce in this round :
Watsons blows in the Ohioan's face having the
effect of sending blood about the ring
in spray. Watson now bleeding
at the mouth as result of the trip
hammer tattoo which Duffy had been
beating on his ribs. and his legs were
steady his seconds would like to have
them In the thirtieth round Watson smashed
Duffy In the mouth with his left and caught
hard one on the body in return In-fghting
following Finally both men clinched TO escape
punishment. Both men were bleeding so freely
that it impossible for their seconds to send
them up clean. Duffys face was mangled in q
most horrible manner. One eye was completely
closed. the other was nearly tight. ana the blood
from his broken nose and cracked lip ran in
stream to the floor. There were huge Jumps
his cheeks and his breast above the ribs was
lacerated from the seams on Watson's glove.
The thirty first, thirty second, thirty Third.
thirty fourth, thirty-ffth and thirty sixth
rounds were of the hammer and tongs or der,
each man trying to get in a knock out blow
Watson came near going down three times in
these rounds, under the catapult blows of the
Buckeye boy, but managed to pull himself to-
gether before his opponent could follow mp his
advantage. The broken nose came in for more
punishment during these rounds, and the
Chicago boy reached for and caught Dufys only
clean eye. In the thirty-seventh round Duffy
sent Watson to the ropes with ringing left
handler, but caught solid blow in the mouth in
return. A clinch followed. and continued until
time was called. The spectators declared that
they had seen enough, and begged the referee to
call the fight draw. It broad dav-
light, and people were stirring out of DOORS
The seconds, however. wanted to the fight
out to 8 finish, ana sent their up for the
thirty-eighth round. Both were too weak to do
any effective work, and for five rounds scarcely
round the men were 80 clearly exhausted that
the referee called the fight draw. The contest
lasted two hours and fourteen minutes. Both
pugists were 80 badly punished that it will be
several days before they will feel like ordinary
mortals
An Insane Mans Attempt at Suicide.
Special to the Annapolis Journal
URBANA. Sept ga CHASTITY attempt at sui
who adjudged insane last week and confined
in a cell in the poor house here. With razor
which he carried in his pocket he cut his throat,
and alarmed the attendant that he escaped
through a window toward town. He arrived at
his home fourteen miles distant q horrible